pop-up list, torn ACL in the final preseason game. Last
year. Remember, it was like one guy after another Gus Edwards
and JK Dobbins and, and
now do and Dobbins was Grady, average, six yards per carry in
2020 as a rookie LED all in a fell running backs
and there was a question there's a back and forth early
this year. I think with him and Ian Rapoport about whether or
not he's gonna be ready for Week, 1, all signs. Are you
going to be ready for Week 1 and what
the think about how the Ravens?
And scratched and clawed last year through all of that adversity
from preseason they come into the year,
huh. A stacked deck and they keep it together. They're
a team to be reckoned with, not just in the conference. But in
that Bengals, Steelers Browns, AFC North. Yes,
I'm glad you said that. That's where I was going
and watch out for the Ravens watch out.
They were killed by injuries last year, just absolutely
ravaged. And
again, it's a In football team, they're built around their
genius and Greg Roman and The Run schemes and Ronnie Stanley
was hurt. Right? I mean they had issues, they had nowhere,
Orlando Bloom,
you know this year are Orlando Brown, Excuse me
this year you help me land. Oh did
I know I just wanted to give pack Perry's husband a little
little Ronald Reagan
the actor
but yeah I mean
I think that is a very real thing. I think we got to get
Get back into Baltimore's, a legit, Super Bowl Contender.
When you evaluate
the culture of their team,
the people they got on their team, there's a lot of talent
across the board and I think a year like last year where, you
know they just missed out and all that. I definitely have
Baltimore as one of those teams Mark to go
you know watch out didn't make the playoffs last year
but I think is a serious Super Bowl Contender this year.
Yeah, look, I agree with you completely and
there's a lot of Super Bowl contenders in the AFC, it's
insane, but it all comes down to all these little things.
We're talking about injuries motivation,
there's a Target on the Bengals. There's no target on
the Ravens, there's nothing on the Ravens it that suits them
perfectly. Yes, because when you have a team
that is being overlooked, number one,
they don't get a big head,
you don't have to worry about
If you're John Harbaugh, you don't have to worry about
anybody reading their press clippings preseason. Nobody
thinks anything in the Ravens and then he can turn around and
use it as a chip on his shoulder. Exact, nobody
believes in you guys. That's the perfect double whammy
to be overlooked. When you have a good team and nobody's paying
attention to you, that's right. We know John Harbaugh, he's
the chippy has of the chippies, I mean he is you know he's
feeding that in the feeding the bees there
and pouring gasoline on the fire with that conversation
plus you know, as we talked about with certain teams they
just
The collect those kind of guys. Anyways, they kind of collect
the guys that are like, wait, we haven't been in a bar fight
in a few days. What's wrong with this? Let's get in a bar
fight. We like that, that's what we do.
You know, they always say, they pillage the biggest baddest
dudes on the planet every year and they've improved their
secondary, their old line should be healthy. If
the running backs are healthy along with it,
don't worry about all the old know, they don't have great
receivers they got enough there, they got some young
receivers and a tight end in a Really damn good. And electric
quarterback,
and new fresh look on defense here. Without Wink Martindale.
So I am very excited to see what they bring to the table.
And I think you're right. I think they're one of those
teams is kind of beyond the on a mission
and especially with a quarterback
that I don't know. It's still the weirdest contract situation
ever happening. Ain't how I'm a Grecian even have him more
motivated. Exactly. That's what I'm sayin tracked. Exactly
right. So he's going to be more motivated on top of his game
so he And maybe get to the Super Bowl, win the Super Bowl.
And then be like here make me the highest paid player in
the Octo
example. Flaco, Ten Years Later, the exact Joe Flacco
situation best offer made by the Ravens. No, thank you. I'll
go win the Super Bowl. I'll go be the MVP of the Super Bowl
and then you're gonna have to make me the highest paid player
in football. Even
then, I'm not sure the Ravens in Lamar Jackson can work out
a contract without an agent, but that's for down the road.
You mentioned offensive line. There is one injury issue and
it is right at the heart of the author. Insulin first round
Center. Tyler lender bomb there was a report that has a list
Frank injury in his foot obviously. That's never a good
thing. Here's John Harbaugh talking about
that yesterday to reporters
there is an NFL Network,
that's not true.
It's not true. It's not a Les Frank's
sprain. There's a ligament it's not that ligament so different
ligaments. So he's had to lose Frank before there's no
separation. There's no lisfranc. Spraying per se,
that's my understanding.
You know, I'm not a doctor but I play one in press conferences
as you know. But that's that's what I was told.
The news is the same as the last time.
Yeah, I just got he's got he's got a
soft tissue, you know, type of a deal, ligament type of a deal
on his foot. That is not a serious thing but, you know, we
want it to be right in healed.
So, you know, it's going to take a few little bit of time,
but it's not always fun.
Not only is Frank. Now look, he's got an issue. These got to
work through. But hey, anything other than a season-ending
injury is a bonus after what John Harbaugh was used to
last. You're in training, camp in the preseason is going to be
gone for a little while. That's fine. Least. I know. I'm going
to get him back at some point after unlike all those guys
that we lost
last year so it's just one of those. We'll wait and see and
he's a guy could have
classic we heard so much about Sam Mills over the weekend
five-foot-nine. The story is Jason Garrett. Total you know
five-foot-nine too small to play in the NFL too. Small to
play in. The CFL goes to the usfl
and shows that height doesn't matter
and Linda ROM. Who what he would have been taken much,
much higher fee, check the boxes, right?
He very well may check the Boxes by kicking the asses
at the heart of the offensive line when it's time to go to
business. Hey, I'm
I'm even I fall in that trap degree, you know, I get ready
to turn on the film with him and I go man, he's only this
big. I'm a fan of,
you know, big at first, especially up front. I want
their asses to be big. I want their thighs to be big and
I want them to be able to lean and where people out, and
I think that's Baltimore
is what they got on the offensive line for the most part,
except this guy, even though undersized This is just so
special, you turn on the film and, you know, okay. So what
he's 298 or 302 idont? Know I watch college football. Big Ten
football. Nobody ever moves. The damn guy.
Nobody can do anything,
you know, when you get to see them play against NFL caliber
talent and that and and he's incredibly athletic to me. He's
the closest thing I've seen to Jason Kelsey, since I've been
in this side of the business as far as you know, that athletic
really athletic and get on the edge but also can
Handle the power of the big guys that are right in his face
after he says, a snap the ball. Yeah, I hope he is. Okay,
I want to see the Ravens at full strength. I do.
They're fun to watch, you know. They're, they're a fun team as
far as their culture and the edge they bring to it and there
are the bullies of the NFL
and I like to see them at full strength this year. I certainly
would. So I'm hoping that he'll be okay. And the Rest of Their
Own Line will be okay. I don't know if the rest of the AFC
North has those sentiments, but I certainly do,
We have said so much about how compelling the games played
among the teams of the AFC West will be this year. We have
given short shrift to how compelling the games played
among the teams of the AFC,
North will be. The Steelers are going to be better than people
realize,
the Ravens are being overlooked. The Bengals are
the bullies of the block and the Browns, who the hell knows. At
this point, they got talent about the Sean Watson. Yeah,
they've got a good defense and they've got a
good offense. They've got things
and, and They will be that team. That everyone's II
without DeShaun Watson. They're going to stink. No, no. And it
again you don't get a big head
and you also have a chip on your shoulder, a great
opportunity for Kevin's to fan.